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Artist Antonio Berni captures the passion for soccer among Argentina's youth. These young "pibes" are supporters of Club Atlético Nueva Chicago and aspire to one day play for their team. [Painting at the Museum of Modern Art in New York via the…

This illustration by Oliver Wendell Harrington raises awareness of the torture used by the military junta in Argentina at the same time the country hosted the 1978 World Cup. [https://lccn.loc.gov/2016685000]

Sculpture of a "pibe" holding a soccer ball - emblematic of the young men who played hours on end in the streets of empty lots of many cities across Argentina.

A football match from the 1890s depicted by illustrator Stanley Berkeley for the book Athletics and Football by Montague Sherman.

A football match from the 1890s depicted by illustrator Stanley Berkeley for the book Athletics and Football by Montague Sherman.

Brazilian poster for the 1916 South American Championship held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [Image accessible at Wikimedia Commons]

Berni's painting of Club Atletico Nueva Chicago and a poem by Eduardo Ballari anchor a well-written piece on the mutual influence between sports and arts.

This article was a recurring feature in Mister Bull. It shows how fútbol had become tied to other forms of popular entertainment. The note on Rosario Granados is typical of the tongue-in-cheek humor of the magazine.

La Prensa reprints a painting honoring Eva as a saint, part of a government-sponsored competition.

Star player for Huracán in the late 1960s, this profile highlights his family and modern taste for art (at least the picture inisinuates as much) from the kid from the barrio.

An example of the deification of Eva after her death in 1952.